Web Design Certificate

Every modern business needs to have a professional Web site. Unfortunately, few small businesses can afford to employ a full-time professional web designer or hire an expensive consulting firm. The Web Design Certificate Program is specifically designed to solve this problem.

The 64-hour (eight week) Web Design course teaches the core skills needed to become a professional web designer. Starting from scratch, students learn to plan, design, create, launch, maintain, manage and update a professional Web site.

Not only are students taught hands-on skills, but also theory needed to design and operate a successful Web site. Students graduate from the course with their own licensed web site.

Objectives

Understand the principles of Web publishing

Learn the different elements involved in creating a Web site

Study the secrets of successful Web design

Learn the fundamental principles of a Web site

Plan the structure

Design the layout

Create the HTML

Launch and publish your Web site

Enhance your Web site with a variety of other tools, programs and plug-ins

Maintain, manage and market your Web site

Create a Web ‘presence’ and learn the importance of Search Engine Optimization

This course will be heavily focused on learning the fundamentals of HTML/CSS and coding by hand. Students will learn to code by hand and build websites without depending on software like Dreamweaver.

Certificate: the Web Design certificate is only awarded to students who successfully complete the curriculum. This course is taught on a PC and students are expected to have basic PC operating knowledge.

This program is offered through the Office of Professional Advancement.

In this course, you will learn how to build, design, and maintain your own website using various coding frameworks to speed up development times and reduce errors and bugs in the code. At the end of the program, students will be able to build complex, secure forms easily and integrate them into a professional/resume website.